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Slip laily (Ear Mppl Tar Heels Aim for Conference Title A much different team from last year, men's soccer looks to capture the ACC title for the second straight year. Bv lan Gordon Assistant Sports Editor The past, and all of its oft-mentioned and overstated accouterments, mean nothing now. Despite the similarities between last season and this one, the past cannot bring the North Carolina men’s soccer team a repeat journey to the ACC Tournament finals. It cannot guarantee the No. 7 Tar Heels a dramatic, title-clinching over time goal like the one they scored in 2000. No, this year’s UNC team has to carve its own niche and build its own history. The first pages of North Carolina’s 2001 postseason will be drafted tonight when second-seeded UNC (15-3,4-2 in the ACC) takes on seventh-seeded N.C. State (4-14,0-6) in an ACC Tournament first-round game at Historic Riggs Field in Clemson, S.C., at 5:30 p.m. The win ner faces the victor of the Maryland- Clemson matchup Friday at 8 p.m. “I don’t think it’s different,” said sophomore midfielder Logan Pause, comparing his team’s preparation for the postseason. “If you lose, you’re done from here on out.” And though the stakes are the same and the circumstances are similar, the comparison between this year’s UNC team and the previous edition of the Tar Heels is strained, at best. A year ago, the Tar Heels entered the tournament as the top-seeded team on an 11-game winning streak. They were ranked No. 1 in some polls and had the nation’s leading scorer, Chris Carrieri, leading the offensive charge. In Unfamiliar Territory, Wrestling Looks to Shock ACC Bv Adam D. Hill Staff Writer By this time in November, the ACC wrestling world usually starts talking about North Carolina -and by how much the Tar Heels are favored to win the conference title. This year, however, the talk isn’t focused on the Tar Heels, and UNC coach Bill Lam and crew don’t mind it at all. “For the past 20 years, we’ve been picked to finish either No. 1 or No. 2 in the ACC preseason poll," Lam said. “This year, we weren’t, but we kind of like this position. Now we are in a posi tion to surprise a lot of people.” UNC will have a chance to see just what it can do this season when it trav els to the East Stroudsburg Open this weekend. “This weekend should really help us Attention University of North Carolina Hospitals has full time Hp and part time openings on all shifts. 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Premedical Program if 'v' 9 f ||| Senior defender Danny Jackson was named to the first-team All-ACC team for the second straight year. This year, North Carolina’s leading scorer is freshman Marcus Storey and defense is the team’s focus. “It just seems like it’s different from last year when we had Carrieri scoring and had that offen sive firepower,” said senior back Chris Leitch. Instead of blow ing out their opponents, the Tar Heels have shut them out. UNC has posted 10 shutouts, includ ing seven in its last eight games. But it was the game in which North Carolina allowed a goal -a 4-2 loss to Wake Forest on Oct. 27 - that served as a wake-up call for the Tar Heels. “After the game was like a gut check,” Leitch said. “It made us realize we’re not where we want to be. We still need to do some work.” Following the loss in Winston-Salem, the Tar Heels had to finish the season with two games against opponents ranked in the top 20. UNC beat Clemson and South Carolina with back to-back 1-0 decisions to put themselves in position to be the No. 2 seed in the conference tourney. Five Earn Postseason Honors UNC senior defender Danny Jackson was named first-team All-ACC for the second year in a row, and Storey was tabbed as the the conference’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday. Leitch, Pause and forward Ryan Kneipper were all named second-team All-ACC performers. The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. 0 Senior wrestler Brad Byers qualified for NCAAs in 1999 and 2000 in the 133-pound weight class. % know where we are,” Lam said. “We need to wres tle other people, and after this we will have a better idea of where we are going.” UNC is picked to finish No. 3 this year, largely due to the team’s youth and inexpe rience. The Tar Heels lost perennial powers Corey Bell, Chuckie Connor, andJohnMark Bentley from last year’s team that fin ished in a tie for the ACC tide. Moreover, UNC lost its assistant coach, TJ. Jaworsky, who took a head coaching job at Davidson. The Tar ' mj. “ || ?|| | DTH/JOSHUA GREER Ryan Kniepper (left) earned second-team Ali-ACC Honors. The Tar Heels topped South Carolina 1-0 on Friday to end the regular season. Heels have filled that void with the hir ing of C.D. Mock, a former ACC cham pion who left the world of business con sulting to return to the UNC wrestling program. To overcome the combination of loss and inexperience, the Tar Heels will look to a small core group of experi enced wresders to lead the younger players. “The leadership on this team is amaz ing,” said Brad Byers, a 133-pound NCAA qualifier in 1999 and 2000. fy-\ ALL SERVICES FREE yQy AND CONFIDENTIAL PREGNANCY • Pregnancy lest3 SUPPORT SERVICES * Counselin 9 on all °P tlons 431 W. 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The past two years, Kenny has come one win short of earning All-American status. “We are glad to have Matt back and Women's Basketball Faces Tough Challenge The Tar Heels tip off against No. 1 Connecticut at 7 p.m. Thursday for the third round of 2001 Preseason WNIT. By Brad Broders Assistant Sports Editor Nikki Teasley has been there before. Teasley, a North Carolina guard, faced a daunting challenge as a freshman: play ing at women’s basketball mecca No. 1 Tennessee in the NCAA tournament The freshman learned the lesson of maintaining composure in a hostile environment that ended with a close 76- 70 loss to end the Tar Heels’ 1997-98 season. Thursday night, UNC faces another No. 1, Connecticut, in another raucous arena - Gampel Pavilion - in the third round of the 2001 Preseason Women’s National Invitational Tournament. As North Carolina’s only senior, Teasley provided advice to the freshmen that then-senior Tracey Reid once had given to her. “I was definitely nervous,” Teasley said of playing Tennessee. “I know Connecticut has a lot of fans. It’s defi nitely frustrating - you can’t hear the coaches. I was telling (the team) to stay focused and concentrate.” Concentration, however, is only the first step toward stopping the Huskies. UConn presents the Tar Heels with a lively starting five that are quick on the floor and extremely active on the boards. UConn’s offense is powered by a tal ented frontline of 6-foot-2 Tamika Williams, who has averaged 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in two early-season wins, and two other 6-2 forwards. “They are very athletic,” said UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell. “We are the underdogs going up there. All it can be are looking forward to him doing some great things this year,” Lam said. “We are really expecting him to have a great year.” Another wresder that has caught Lam’s eye is one of UNC’s three trans fers, Chris Rodrigues. Rodrigues, who left Michigan, wrestles at 125 pounds and was a four-time state champion in high school. “Chris is a fun kid to watch wrestle,” Lam said. “He should make an impact The Daily Tar Heel office will close Wednesday, November 21 at 1 pm for Thanksgiving Break iRL f.x Deadlines for Monday, November 26 issue: Display Ads & Display Classifieds Monday, November 19 at 3pm Deadlines for Tuesday, November 27 issue: Display Ads & Display Classifieds - Tuesday, November 20 at 3pm Line class '^ e^s ' Monday, November 26 at noon The DTH office will re-open on Monday, November 26 at B:3oam IH ATWHTIDH j Do You Have Asthma? 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Sutton will have to maintain her poise down low, because fr ontcourt teammate Chrystal Baptist is question- able with an ankle injury. “I think we match up with them well,” Sutton said. “We are quicker than we have been in previous years. It’s just a matter of going up there and playing hard.” In the backcourt, UNC’s three-guard set of Teasley, Coretta Brown and Leah Metcalf faces the other tough assignment The trio must contain UConn’s Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, who have combined to average 34.5 points this season. But the Tar Heels are confident their perimeter players will cause matchup problems for UConn, rather than vice versa. “I like it, because I’m not handling the ball all the time, getting pressured,” Metcalf said. “We’ve got another guard in case they try to pressure me. I get to shoot more.” Teasley played the No. 1 before and lost. But she, like the team, is confident “This is something I’ve been waiting for since the Tennessee game my fresh man year,” Teasley said. “That one got away from us, I don’t plan on letting this one get away from us.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports Qunc.edu. for this team.” Mark Canty, another newcomer, is making his mark on the squad through a mix of leadership and emotion on the mat. “I think we are all meshing well,” Canty said. “We have some new guys that can do some damage, and our anticipation is growing." The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. 11
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